One person’s obsession is another sap’s monkey on his or her back…and mine is the 1980 “musical fantasy of all time”, Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. You’ll have to visit my Xanadu Preservation Society site at donosdump.com to go any further into this abyss.
Last year, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Xanadu’s release and it’s stubborn existence, I assembled a audio documentary called Returning To Xanadu, where I sequenced parts of the 1980 TV special, 2008 documentary and whatever else I had at hand telling a leaner story of who, where and ‘WTF?!’ behind this film.
…and we wrap it all up with what might be the closest thing you’ll hear to a Glee version of this movie. Good Luc-KA!
Another warning: this will be the first of many Xanadu-themed shows planned for this year. “…but f&%@$ing why?!”, you maybe asking. Well, this is my show and drug of choice, buck-o! If I have to live with all of this, so can you!!
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